A Thousand Kisses Deep

[LesleyB]

Last night I saw the Dublin born singer songwriter Christine Tobin perform a concert entitled "A Thousand Kisses Deep", in a tiny village hall deep in the border country of Devon/ Somerset (U.K.) to an intimate audience of no more than 60 Leonard Cohen fans.Christine performed seven or so LC songs, intermingled with those of Gershwin to John Martin, and a taste of her album "Sailing to Byzantium", her rendition of W.B. Yeats poems, which she has set to music, including "In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Constance Markievicz". Listening to it today, it is a wonderful reminder of the most atmospheric LC concert I have been to, which was at Lissadel. The album is amazing, Christine's voice is exquisite, with a faint Irish lilt and a deep timbre, her style is jazzy/folk often with a touch of Debussy. I look forward to her new album "A Thousand Kisses Deep" out in the spring, her interpretation is lively, refreshing, interesting and very different, but retains the essence of LC's poetry.

[Christine Tobin]

Thanks so much Lesley. Delighted you enjoyed the CD. I'm singing a programme of all Leonard Cohen songs at London's Southbank Centre, Purcell Room next Tuesday 19th of November as part of the London Jazz Festival. Christine x